Jamel Aït Ben Idir
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamel Aït Ben Idir | ||
Date of birth | January 10, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Le Havre B | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2010 | Le Havre | 211 | (6) |
2010–2012 | Arles-Avignon | 60 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Sedan | 21 | (0) |
2013– | Auxerre | ||
International career | |||
2003 | France U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 20, 2012 |
Jamel Aït Ben Idir (born January 10, 1984 in Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French-Moroccan footballer who currently plays for AJ Auxerre.
Career
Aït Ben Idir had been playing for Le Havre since 2000 when he joined the club as a youth player. He made his professional debut for the club in a Ligue 2 match on March 26, 2002 against AC Ajaccio. He played the full 90 minutes, but Le Havre still suffered a 0-1 loss. Despite achieving promotion that season, Ait-Ben-Idir did not feature in Ligue 1 play that season only appearing in one match. He would proceed to become a regular in the squad the next 5 seasons contributing to Le Havre's return to Ligue 1 for the 2008-09 season. He then moved onto AC Arles-Avignon, Sedan, and now plays for Ligue 2 club AJ Auxerre. Aït Ben Idir has scored six goals in his career. He plays a midfielder, but usually in a defensive role. He sometimes plays in a full-back position.